AI Rate Professor

Physical Sciences

Arman Toumari

CHEM11 · CHEMCHEM · CHEMA10 · CHEM4081 · CHM11 · CHEM4076 · CHEM10 · CHEM14A · CHEM4090 · 79 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if , and accept hard, uncurved chemistry exams.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHard tests no curvePowerPoint lecturesNice but dryTest heavySelf-study required
  • and helpful, but lecture style is dry and PowerPoint-heavy.
  • Tests are hard, long, and ; and labs.
  • some get As with .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

An A needs heavy homework, textbook study, and .

Almost all evidence is in person; the one .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Chemistry content plus dense lectures and .

In-person Chem 10/11 dominate; one UCLA-level comment also says not beginner friendly.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some terms require attendance or reward participation; others treat lecture as .

In-person reports mix mandatory and optional; online says not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

; many prefer him over worse chem options but warn of .

Recommendation tone is mixed mainly in .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

, and low test median reports outweigh occasional lenient notes.

Format shift

; online also says tough grader.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Weekly homework, labs, prelabs, and .

Format shift

Heavy workload is mainly documented in person.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Helpful and ; others say he reads slides and forces self-teaching.

Format shift

.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grade and a final, with .

Format shift

.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Chem 10/11: caring personality, and labs.

Main concern

.

What students said

“he doesn't believe in curves and the median scores of some tests were less than 50%.”
CHEM10
“ . So chill, but also engaging in his lectures.”
CHEM11
“Professor Toumari is a but makes everything HARD.”
CHEM10

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single , and heavy lab plus textbook work.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“He's a though grader and the .”
CHEM10

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are hard, often long, and ; students .

Multiple choice examsNo curveLong timed testsTricky questionsTest heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and typically without curves.

No curveMC testsLong examsLow medians
“ but he doesn't believe in curves and the median scores of some tests were less than 50%.”
CHEM10
“ but tricky and extremely long (2 hours and a half long).”
CHEM11

Online

One online review notes .

Tricky quizzes
“He's a though grader and the .”
CHEM10

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Toumari is a but makes everything HARD.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 chemistry reviews, capturing the . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Hes honestly a very good and caring teacher... If you want a teacher .”

📉

32/100

“Class average for every test was a 40-55%.”

👍

58/100

“ , but be warned.”

📚

40/100

“I taught myself to get an A. .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • the lectures are honestly pretty boring
  • He will help you whenever you need.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • he doesn't believe in curving
  • A is doable if you read textbook carefully and do all of your hw.
  • If you care .

Theme 3

🧪 About Chem Reality

  • It's chem so it's hard but he uses achieve for homework and labs
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

79

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years show a stable split: .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 532
4 out of 519
3 out of 512
2 out of 512
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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CHEM1115 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

9

B 8 · B- 1

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1